“Dubai has become a major tourist attraction and destination,” explains Dr. DJ Armin, managing partn er at ZAS Architects. The Canadian and UAE based firm recently released new renderings for a large-scale luxury development in the city — the Rosemont — which includes, among other amenities, a rainforest and 4D animations. The backbone of the proposal…
Updated by Paul Keskeys, June 30, 2016 New renderings for Tadao Ando’s debut project in New York Cit y include a vast, living green wall covering much of one façade, which will change in color throughout the year. Measuring some 55 feet high by 99 feet wide, the flowering elevation will constitute Manhattan’s largest residential green…
Additional reporting by Paul Keskeys, June 22, 2016 The widespread flooding of a building is usually the stuff of architects’ nightmares, but in the hazy heat of the desert in the United Arab Emirates, the intentional infiltration of water beneath the dome of the new Louvre Abu Dhabi constituted a triumphant moment for Jean Nouvel.…
On Tuesday morning, Bjarke Ingels’ Serpentine Pavilion in London’s Kensington Gardens was officially unveiled to the press, but architecture fans active on social media had already been granted a sneak preview of the building beforehand thanks to snapshots posted on Instagram. Many of these great shots came from visitors and passersby, but a few were…
New York City residents have long been aware of the trend toward “skinny” skyscrapers. Buildings lik e Rafael Viñoly’s432 Park Avenue and SHoP’s 111 West 57th Street are noted for their high height-to-footprint ratios and even higher rents. Herzog & de Meuron’s sleek new luxury tower at 56 Leonard Street in TriBeCa certainly fits the skinny…
“Think about what is possible, not necessarily what is profitable,” argues architect Chris Precht.
This article is the first in a series that that tells the story of how Source — Architizer’s new mar ketplace for building products — helps architects create brilliant buildings. HEAD THIS WAY For more information on the platform. When SHoP Architects unveiled its proposal for the Uber Headquarters — a gleaming “vertical city” set to…
Yesterday, Daniel Libeskind unveiled plans for the Kurdistan Museum, a cultural center that will cel ebrate the history of the Kurdish people. The 150,000-square-foot museum is to be built in Erbil, Iraq, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. Kurdistan is a loosely defined geographical area in the heart of the Middle East that includes the self-governing region…
In his introduction to the new Audain Art Museum in Whistler, British Columbia, architect John Patka u described the project as “a simple building, which to me is a desirable thing.” John, Patricia Patkau and project architect David Shone designed the building in order to create “a quiet space where the art is allowed to shine”…